How to Correct Skin Tones // Skin tone Retouching Tutorial in Photoshop [Beauty Photography Retouch]

Hey everyone!
Today's video is all about how to correct skin tones in photoshop and how to colour grade skin tones.
I've been getting swamped with emails about doing a photoshop tutorial for skin tone colour correction, so I decided to finally do one!
This skin tone retouching tutorial & colour correction method is fairly stylised, and there are many ways to correct skin tones in Photoshop, however I hope you guys find this tutorial helpful!
This beauty photography retouch will hopefully give you an insight into retouching beauty photography for beginners. :)
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[@Motiondust]

The trick with the black and white adjustment layer to adjust the brightness per colour, is marvelous. I thought I invented it years ago, and to see you do it as well is great. The way you do your job is showing craftsmanship. Thank for your inspiring chanel.😊

[@KayleighJune]

Oh thank you so much! That's so lovely of you to say, and I really appreciate your kind words. 😊

[@MichaelCobbs]

Make a series of these videos. Make videos of retouching skin tones of people with darker & paler/lighter skin tones. Thank you.

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks for the feedback Michael! Will add it to the list 😊

[@MichaelCobbs]

@@KayleighJune 100!

[@futureoptions612]

I definitely second this request. Thank you for such an informative video Kayleigh!

[@godfatherjack]

I would definitelly be interested in a skin tone colour correcting and grading series!

[@Mamamia90210]

Each step I did I was like wow my picture looks way better now, and then when I compared beginning to end I was so shocked! I didn't realize how flat my pictures were looking before. This just elevated my retouching by sooo much! Thank you!!

[@gksp-fx1do]

Yes would love a darker skin / lighter skin color correction video. Thank you!!

[@conniecass6968]

yesss, thank you! I'd love a tutorial on colour grading skin vc background... as in, how to keep skin looking good when you also have a background to colour grade...

[@virtue737]

Awesomeness! I've been searching KZbin trying to figure out how to achieve this. I'm so glad I found you. ♥️

[@boricua6012]

Kayleigh, please make more of these videos, in particular different skin tones, different shades of skin (olive to very dark). I think it would help our community so much more! You keep doing what you're doing, it's great!

[@RamonaComan]

This has really helped me find the answer to the questions I have been having for a long time regarding beauty photography. It's really amazing. Thank you for sharing. It helped me a lot❤️

[@mavitch]

Please please please make more videos!!! love ur tutorials. They're so clear and easy to follow. Straight to the point. And your work looks amazing!!! Keep it up. I'm a fan!!!

[@saraalle]

This tutorial changed my photography!!! Thank you Kayleigh!! =)

[@donaldhealer9954]

Excellent video tutorial, well presented.

[@ammanatasha6776]

yes, please do dark skin, there's not that many, if any on YT. thanks a lot

[@OneTap__]

Its the same process, what change is the luminosity of the darken skin.

[@gamingwithkev8208]

I know right! smh KZbin is truly racist in case you didn't know that

[@Kinija_vu]

@@gamingwithkev8208 you're reaching.

[@bluestilling101]

I really enjoyed this tutorial. I would definitely like to see you do a tutorial on lighter and darker skin tone differences.

[@angelajones4710]

Yes!! I would love to see some more skin tone process. I do lot of beach photos and skin tones are awful due to the sun.. i would like see someone with red skin tone from the beach.

[@tiaphotography.montreal]

Thank you ! Very precious video.

[@DancewithSHINee]

honestly so happy to have been here all this time, seeing you progress. you are so outstanding kayleigh

[@KayleighJune]

Oh thank you so much! That's so lovely of you to say, I really appreciate the support ☺💖

[@anthonysheridan8057]

Learned something new with the black and white layer mask. Thank you

[@sagihaviv5675]

pale skin retouch and color correct and blown out highlights correct. tutorial yes!

[@kevinroyceho]

Yes girl! We'd love to see a series. But definitely a series with PLENTY of representation. Thank you (:

[@cropsensoredph]

Thank you for this video! Learned a lot💯

[@bala1000mina]

Thanks a lot Kayleigh! Amazing tutorial! God bless you!

[@dianeterrell929]

Great tutorial, very good.

[@louwisemans3306]

Impressive tutorials. Thanks Kayleigh.💐

[@lulubarrera3650]

This is an amazing video.. Thank you, Cannot wait for the series..

[@anthonymathon1552]

These videos keep getting better and better! Loving this series!

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks Anthony! Appreciate it! 😊

[@joshuasilvers899]

This video is excellent! It neatly sums up the other more in-depth tutorials you’ve posted. Thank you so much!!!

[@jeromelott1064]

Thank you Kayleigh for sharing. It was very informative. Please do more.

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks Jerome! Appreciate the support ☺

[@utopiademujer]

You're such an inspiration to me! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@Thewanjiii]

really really great video! I definitely will test this on my next photo - thanks a lot

[@ncouragestudios8865]

My favorite video so far in 2019

[@Ruru7]

and yes please do a tutorial for darker skin too there isn't many on here! thanks again

[@Hannah-sl7in]

i’m loving these super regular videos xx

[@brittneybyus]

Thank you! I had no idea about some of these techniques!

[@TheZaco32]

Thank you for this series of videos. I love your work! You're very talented!

[@Narutosama145]

Yess!! Would love to see you do it for darker skintones as well

[@KayleighJune]

Oh awesome! Will add it to my list 🙂

[@IFightDarkness]

What a great share, these techniques are fundamental and explained beautifully. I do a whole lot of this with a bunch of other adjustments but this is far quicker to apply in my workflow.

[@laineyjohnson7189]

😫 so so good!! Thank you for sharing!! You’re so kind!

[@Myaccount914]

This is beautiful.

[@slj9689367]

These tutorials are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us.

[@vilemo75]

This is one of the best tutorials about skin tonning I ever watched. I have one question: I have immpression, that in some shadows I have noticed grey desaturated places. What is your methode to fix this?

[@mirandavandenberk786]

Thank you so much,your turtorials are really amazing

[@richmondofori4384]

I love the tutorial

[@Lauraginte]

So so good! Looking forward for more retouching /color grading beauty images!

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks so much! So glad this was helpful for you 😊

[@thaleco69]

Thanks for sharing this, was exactly what I was looking for!

[@Studiosabi]

Very nice video ; keep doing good work

[@eileen1020]

Please do one with dark skin! It'd also be really helpful if you showed how to do an image with multiple people with different skin tones. Balancing someone with light skin and someone with very dark skin can be difficult.

[@aw1091]

Yes very dark skin,medium, and pale skin would love to see those with comparison please👏🏼.

[@ektastudio9239]

Mam your skin colour grading is amazing.............

[@user-ls1gc2jk8y]

You are amazing ♥️♥️♥️🔥

[@Hannah-sl7in]

i’d love a series!!

[@LiveFalling]

This is AWESOME! Thank you for doing it, I love it ♥

[@surgio818]

AWESOME thank you Kayleigh - that was great.

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks so much Serge! 😁

[@enasabbas2944]

Amazing work I love it !

[@LuciaHewitt]

You'd make my day if you made a series!

[@darnellreid458]

It’s like you read my mind!!! Thank you for making this video!

[@KayleighJune]

Haha! No worries Darnell, thanks so much for watching! 😀

[@Bassemphotos]

in love with your work

[@Maxmilion6004]

this method wasn't working so well for me on light skin. but I finally got to shoot with this darker skinned model and this actually helped so much with the yellow and red off balance in the image.

[@bcoral8101]

Great tutorial! I noticed that when you tinted the shadows blue, the final image looked like parts of her face were grey. Specifically on the right side of her face. Is it just me??

[@TheAero94]

Yes, please do it June :)

[@yudasatriachannel8473]

nice tutorial ...

[@estebantroncoso4281]

excellent! thanks Kayleigh

[@ERoossien]

Nice job 👌

[@onagonzalez1551]

this is so educative thank you so much

[@sefatahmed3888]

your work is amazing.can it possible to share a full beauty retouch step by step?

[@delidelion]

wow so cool

[@daniellloyd62]

Loved this. Really enjoying your channel

[@forumhound]

Great tutorial, many thanks 👍👍

[@yogi2721]

Wow amazing!! Thanks for the video

[@trancer03]

That is some funky use of a black and white layer i must say HEH, not sure about that, the first one messes up the colors, and the second one takes them away by desaturation.

[@Ruru7]

I definitely would like to see a tutorial for luminosity! love this video I am definitely going to apply this method to my future retouching! thank you Kayleigh

[@dominikawisnik8526]

Thank so much for sharing your knowledge

[@taniellerandall3263]

Yes please if we can see it on dark skin tones

[@lamarrion]

Genius

[@patriciusx]

This video is amazing. Thank you. This workflow is great. I love the result. I just have to learn to take pictures like you. ;)

[@KayleighJune]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it ☺

[@agnieszka20FlHDXD]

amazing! it helps a lot

[@13luearchive]

Really helpful for me.

[@MrEchyballs]

your the best at least at teaching

[@stevejeansimon6098]

Yes do a series

[@romanlopez9037]

i was gonna say that i was seeing some patches in the face and then you corrected it haha nice job, loved this video!

[@KayleighJune]

Hehe! Thanks so much ☺☺

[@Maxmilion6004]

i'd def like to see how you do the ones with luma masking. I just used this method on a swim suit shoot i did early morning and it was really really really orange. It fixed it better than anything i could have done. so thank you

[@KayleighJune]

I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for watching :)

[@caiosanfelice]

Love it ;) thanks

[@evemophoto7407]

Great tut ! thank youuuu

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks so much for watching! 🙂

[@salemfotografy2938]

loved the video i learned a lot ...thank you so much :)

[@KayleighJune]

Thanks for watching! 😀

[@gamingwithkev8208]

please. both complexions are pretty

[@nuke2you]

Thank you so much!!

[@unexplained5277]

Amazing video mam

[@jasonwalton6311]

Great tutorial. Does anyone know if she ever got around to making a tutorial for people with darker and more pale skin tones? In photoshop?

[@yvethedefinition]

How do you get the skin like that shiny and nice... do you put oil on their skin to get that look?

[@adamjobs]

Great content! Thank you :)

[@tamarazivkovic6845]

This video is so much helpful. Thank you so much.

[@SU4AB]

Do you mind doing a workflow of this? I'm a big fan of your work :)

[@tiaphotography.montreal]

Interesting, I never had in Selectiv color - orange ??? Does anyone know why I don't have the color orange? Thank you

[@ampires1976]

I use apply image to change tone and add depth

[@talkwithdonvonphotography7367]

Color correction video would be highly appreciated

[@shellingtonpaul1860]

So can i ask, can i retouch before i do luminosity masks?

[@gusbar1521]

Isso eu não sabia! Muito obrigado por compartilhar o conhecimento

[@ariffinwahaha]

yes

[@mecsimangan4547]

Thank you for this tutorial! By the way can you do color tutorial for Fashion editorials? I'm just curious how to achieve that golden tones that most fashion magazines do without going overboard on editing.

[@KayleighJune]

No worries! And yes absolutely! Will be adding that to my requests list ☺

[@mecsimangan4547]

@@KayleighJune Can't wait for it! :)

[@mxrlee]

Please do one on darker skin tones!!